Swoe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Swoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Swoe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Swoe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Swoe is found most in Liberia. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swoe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Swoe reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia Swoe is most frequent in: Bong County, where 50 percent live and Montserrado County, where 50 percent live. Other than Liberia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swoed891/
Swoer891/
Swohe890/
Swou7514/
Swae7514/
Swoo753/
Suoe752/
Zwoe751/
Svoe751/
Sweu751/
Schwoer737/
Swaep6762/
Svoey6718/
Swaee674/
Shwou672/
Shwoo672/
Swaea671/
Swaes671/
Swahe671/
Shuoe671/
Jswou671/
Swoua671/
Schwoedt671/
Suoie671/
Swouh671/
Swoud671/
Shwae671/
Swout670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swoe
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